Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program (AISP)

The Job provide

The AISP is associate degree employer-driven program, and so all candidates are needed to get a legitimate job provide.

Applicants to the Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program should demonstrate that they need employment provide that is:

from a delegated leader in one in every of the four Atlantic provinces; for full-time , indeterminate employment; non-seasonal; skilled or intermediate level (i.e. in an exceedingly social control, skilled, technical/trades, or intermediate position at ability kind zero, A, B, or C of the National activity Classification [NOC]); and supported by a provincial certificate of endorsement from the province that indicates that the work provide is real which a wants assessment has been completed and a settlement arrange is in situ for the applier and every member of the family.

Employers within the Atlantic region will review designation necessities on our AIPP leader Designation page.

Work expertise

Applicants to the Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program should demonstrate that they need obtained work expertise for a minimum of one year (1,560 hours total/30 hours per week) at intervals the last 3 years. This work expertise is also non-continuous, full-time or part-time, however should add up to a complete of one,560 hours. This work expertise should be: 

in one occupation (work with totally different employers is permitted);

paid work (i.e. volunteer work, unpaid internships don’t count); and

in a secret agent C level occupation.

Additional notes on work experience:

Applicants will embody work expertise underneath ability level B obtained whereas operating as a RN (NOC 3012), registered medicine nurse (NOC 3012) and commissioned nurse (NOC 3233). This expertise will solely be enclosed if the applier incorporates a job provide as a nurse’s aide (NOC 3413), orderly (NOC 3413), patient services associate (NOC 3413) or home support employee (NOC 4412).

Applicants should have allotted the activities listed within the lead statement of the National activity Classification (NOC) description and a considerable range of the most duties.

Canadian expertise should are obtained whereas the foreign national was approved to figure in Canada as a short lived resident.

Applicants don’t got to be used at the time they apply.

Periods of self-employment won’t be enclosed once conniving the amount of qualifying work expertise.

Work expertise nonheritable throughout a amount of study is allowed, as long because the work hours failed to exceed what the applier was approved to try to to for that amount.

Education

Applicants to AISP should demonstrate they need one in every of the following:

a Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, credential or degree; or

a completed foreign academic certificate.

For candidates with associate degree education completed outside Canada, an academic certificate Assessment (ECA) is needed so as to prove that the amount of education is commensurate with Canadian standards. The ECA should be but 5 years recent the time the appliance is submitted.

Language Ability

Applicants to the Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program should prove language ability of a minimum of fluent basic level in either English or French so as to use to the program. this can be like Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) four. to seek out out however this corresponds with the standardized language tests recognized by IRCC for this program, use the Canada Immigration Language convertor.

The following language tests are approved for the AISP:

IELTS (International West Germanic Testing System) — General take a look at solely.

CELPIP (Canadian West Germanic Proficiency Index Program) — General take a look at solely.

TEF (Test d’Evaluation Du Français).

Test Delaware connaissance du français (TCF Canada)

Potential candidates could note that the language threshold for this program is less than for several different Canadian economic immigration programs, as well as the programs managed underneath the specific Entry system. Moreover, as a result of there’s no points system for the AISP, once a possible applier has evidenced the desired language ability, there’s no further incentive — with reference to applying to the AISP, a minimum of — in re-taking a language take a look at.

Language take a look at results should be but 2 years recent at the time the appliance is submitted.

Provincial Endorsement

Applicants must be endorsed by an Atlantic province in order for the application to be complete and accepted by IRCC.

An endorsement letter is issued by the province to persons who have been endorsed. Applicants should submit a copy of this letter with their application for permanent residence submitted to IRCC.

All endorsements are valid for six months after the date of issuance, and extensions are not permitted under these programs. The application for permanent residence must be submitted before the expiry date of the endorsement letter.